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Lamp (Main View, 3/4 view from above)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Discus Iconography: Plain discus.

Description: Moldmade. Loop handle with one groove and a cross-band. Biconvex body. Shoulder with an egg-and-tongue row. Beaded raised ring separating the shoulder from the discus. Two side-lugs in the shape of knucklebones with two short central ridges. Flat discus with central filling-hole and three small holes to drain spilled oil. Medium-sized nozzle; large flat circular plate around the wick-hole; wide substantial volutes flanking the nozzle; between them on the shoulder a man's head in high relief; narrow rectangular opening below it, acting as air hole. Raised circular base-ring marked off by one inner groove.

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  • Title: Lamp (Main View, 3/4 view from above)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
  • Location Created: Asia Minor
  • Physical Dimensions: 3.6 × 7.5 × 12 cm (1 7/16 × 2 15/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
  • Type: Lamp
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 83.AQ.377.341
  • Culture: Greek
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Implements (Object Genre)
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